Home > About Us > Staff STAFF Child Trends believes that its staff is its greatest resource. Led by Carol Emig, Child Trends' President, our team is made up of people who are committed to the vision and values of Child Trends, and who bring to the organization diverse backgrounds in sociology, psychology, child development, demographics, economics, public policy, communication, and other sciences integral to our research. Staff are listed alphabetically by department.  Their names are linked to information about their work at Child Trends, their backgrounds, and their interests.  Use the following format to contact Child Trends staff: FirstInitialLastName@childtrends.org

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Departments

Administration
Child Welfare
Communications
Early Childhood Development
Education
Fatherhood & Parenting
Indicators of Child Well-Being
Teen Sex & Pregnancy
Youth Development

Administration

Angele Akitani Accounting Manager
Karen Calloo-Walcott Controller
Hope Cooper Vice President for Public Policy
Carol Emig President
Marie-Anne Nguyen Staff Accountant
Lisa Phillips, SPHR Manager of Human Resources and Office Administration
Craig Richardson Systems Engineer
Kathleen Ryan Skinner Proposal Manager
Tracey E. Stevens Vice President of Finance & Administration
Bonnie Wahiba Special Assistant to the President

Child Welfare

Tiffany Allen Senior Research Analyst
Kerry DeVooght Senior Research Analyst
Raquel Ellis Research Scientist
Karin E. Malm Senior Research Scientist
Amy McKlindon Research Assistant
Timothy A. Ross Program Area Director & Senior Research Scientist
Sharon Vandivere Research Scientist

Communications

David Carrier Outreach Director
Hope Cooper Vice President for Public Policy
Bonnie Wahiba Web Content Manager

Early Childhood Development

Rachel Anderson Research Analyst
Mary Burkhauser Senior Research Analyst
Sarah Daily Research Scientist
Megan Fletcher Research Assistant
Nicole Forry Research Scientist
Tamara Halle Senior Program Area Director & Senior Research Scientist
Tabitha K. Knerr Research Analyst
Meagan McSwiggan Senior Research Assistant
Shannon Moodie Senior Research Assistant
Katie Sidorowicz Senior Research Assistant
Margaret (Meg) Soli Research Assistant
Rebecca Starr Research Scientist
Kathryn Tout Senior Program Area Director & Senior Research Scientist
Julia Wessel Senior Research Assistant
Martha Zaslow Senior Scholar

Education

Christopher Boccanfuso Research Scientist
Stephanie Burns Senior Research Assistant
Kristen E. Darling-Churchill Senior Research Analyst
Lina Guzman Program Area Director & Senior Research Scientist
Megan Kuhfeld Research Assistant
Laura Lippman Senior Program Area Director & Senior Research Scientist
Lydia Malley Senior Research Assistant
Camille Whitney Research Analyst

Fatherhood & Parenting

Frances Ballard Program Implementation Expert
Mindy E. Scott

Indicators of Child Well-Being

David Murphey Senior Research Scientist

Teen Sex & Pregnancy

Megan Barry Research Assistant
Erum Ikramullah Senior Research Analyst
Jennifer Manlove Senior Program Area Director & Senior Research Scientist
Kate Perper Senior Research Analyst
Kristen Peterson Senior Research Assistant
Manica F. Ramos Research Analyst
Katherine Rodrigues Research Assistant
Mindy E. Scott Research Scientist
Nicole R. Steward Research Analyst
Elizabeth Wildsmith Research Scientist

Youth Development

Kristine Andrews Research Scientist
Tawana Bandy Research Analyst
Nicole Dreisbach Senior Research Assistant
Katie Hamilton Research Analyst
Jordan Kahn Research Assistant
Kassim Mbwana Research Analyst
Kristin Anderson Moore Senior Scholar & Senior Program Area Director
Zakia Redd Research Scientist
Mary Terzian Research Scientist